Washing-machine



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WASHING MA HIN'E. 7

No. 261,538. Patented July 25, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DEWITT DAVIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 261,538, dated July 25,1882. Application filedJanuary 21,1882. (ModeL) .a washing -machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side representation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in the plane of the line S S of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the seat of a chair, which may be provided with a back and with arms, as shown.

a a are cars depending from the under side of the seat A, and rigidly attached thereto.

0 0 are semicircular rims, on which are spliceboards Q Q..

m m are cross-pieces connecting the ends of the semicircular rims 0 0.

r r are rounds or slats arranged at suitable distances apart and enterin g the cross-pieces or slats m m and the rims 0 0.

b e are uprights, rigidly attached at their lower ends to the cross-pieces m m, and jointed or hinged at their upper ends to theears a a.

One pair of uprights-for example, the rear pairmay beindirectly jointed to the rear pair of ears by means of the links or connectingpiecesww, the upper ends of which arejointed directly to the rear pair of cars, a a, and the lower ends of which are jointed to blocks 10- nection with the rounds or slats r r, a two-partand if a person seated on-the chair-seat moves back and forth, as if in a rocking chair, the.

plnngers will be alternatelyraised and lowered. The result of this movement will be that the clothes will be pressed by the descending halt of the plunger and released by the ascending half or part thereof. By this means the water will be caused to percolate hack and forth through the clothes, and the operation is to be continued until they are thoroughly washed, but need be continued only for a comparatively short time, as the action of the water and suds is thus made quickly effective. The washer is such in construction that the rocking movement of the chair-seat will move the plungers vertically in the tub and all the parts are prevented from becoming displaced. By extending the cross-pieces m m above the rims 00, as shown, the clothes and water will be prevented from passing over upon one half of the plunger when the other halt'is raised, and the water consequently must pass through the pluners.

g The washer is simple in its construction and operation, and may be briefly described as consistingof a two-part open or skeleton plunger, adapted to be arranged in an ordinary tub, and connected to achair-seat in such a manner that the parts of the plunger will be raised and depressed alternately, or one after the other, by the-rocking or tilting movement of the chair-seat.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- J 1. Awashing-machineconsistingofthe combination of a tilting chair-seat and a' two-part open or skeleton plunger having each part their lower ends rigidly fastened to the plunhinged to the said seat, substantially as and ger, and guides operating .in connection with 10 for the purpose specified. the said uprights, substantially as and for the 2. The combination of the tw0-part open or purpose specified.

5 skeleton plunger, each part provided with the DEWI'IT DAVIS.

vertically-extending cross-pieces m m, the tilt- Witnesses: in g chair-seat A, the uprights b and e, hinged HENRY W. RICE, at their upper ends to the said seat and at HENRY BEIDLER. 

